Americas

Generative AI was developed largely without government assistance, but its next phase will require government involvement.

The full range of regional politics was on display at the annual United Nations summit in New York.

A revitalized Midwestern city shows that immigrants can be a solution to economic decline and malaise.

The outgoing Mexican president recast historical leader Benito Juárez’s foreign policy for the modern world.

Despite its failure to stop wars, the U.N. has made progress on issues from disease eradication to climate change.

Washington can’t outcompete Beijing-backed banks.

A divided continent is still fatally dependent on Washington.

The outgoing U.S. president had little to offer on Ukraine and Gaza.

In his valedictory speech at the United Nations, the president declared that the center was holding. But things are falling apart faster than he can keep up.

Asia is the global epicenter of a competition for global leadership.

After Latin America’s long drift toward Beijing, the United States can shore up its position.

If the United States wants to deter political violence abroad, an ounce of prevention will be worth a pound of cure.

As world leaders descend on U.N. headquarters, a Russian gambit on Sunday underscored tensions at the summit.

California’s Kamala Harris is attempting to join a select cohort.

Nate Silver offers a disjointed paean to gambling and venture capitalists.

The Pentagon is warming up to commercial technologies, but it has a long way to go.

Beneath the sex, a madcap novel about an art heist lays bare the realities of globalization.

It’s time for the ultra-rich to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis.

The country has raised its hand to help found a regional alliance backed by the Inter-American Development Bank.

American companies and officials reveal a flurry of warnings and actions against Russia, China, and Iran. 

The outgoing president has concentrated power in his party—and destabilized institutions in the process.

From the Irish to Italians and Chinese, food has long been used to define who is—or isn’t—a “real American.”

The tenor of the first U.S. election campaign with post-9/11 veterans on the ticket has been disappointing.

The United States tends to hail the ICC when it prosecutes American enemies, but assails the court when it goes after U.S. allies.

The next president will need to embark on a radically different path from the past two administrations.

A new survey reveals that support for international cooperation among global south countries is dismally low.

The false accounts about eating pets in an Ohio town tap into a long history of racism and the obscuring of Haiti as a standard-bearer of freedom.

A cheat sheet for the journalists covering the U.S. presidential campaign.

New constitutional amendments will hurt voters, the rule of law, and economic development.

The impact will be felt around the world.

U.S. monetary policy has become dangerously addicted to mistaken predictions.

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket speaks to an age group that has often not opted into the electoral process.

A new book offers a masterful glimpse into the world of economic warfare.

For better and worse, one of America’s important grand strategists was singularly focused on military strength.

Harris gave a better performance, but when it comes to questions of deterrence and the war in Ukraine, the former president was arguably more convincing.

The Organization of American States’ pro-Israel stance may erode its legitimacy in the region.

As president, he defeated the Shining Path guerrillas but also oversaw paramilitary death squads that massacred civilians.

H. R. McMaster, a former national security advisor, opens up on the global issues he wished the candidates would discuss.

Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, and tariffs dominated the foreign-policy sections of the high-stakes showdown.

The so-called China week is only likely to reinforce Beijing’s views on Washington.

The Inflation Reduction Act was a singular achievement. So why isn’t Harris talking about it?

The former president was less isolationist and more of a diplomatic success than most observers admit.

Talking about a “rules-based order” won’t overcome Washington’s hypocrisy problem.

The Trump-Harris debate masked how Republicans and Democrats agree on tougher tariffs on China.

Biden is following a bipartisan pattern of prioritizing electoral politics over sound policymaking.

A new poll shows that scholars disapprove of Israeli action in Gaza, but they are divided over university divestment and student activism.

A dramatic moment between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford showed the camera really is king.

The world’s advice for U.S. voters—and the next White House.

When you are attractive, you can economize on sticks and carrots.

India's rise as a new pole of power does not endanger its indispensable relationship with the U.S.

A closing U.S. trade system is hastening the decline of its global leadership.

A policy path to address a warming climate on which both parties can agree.

The United States, Britain, and the EU must constantly renew their alliance.

No longer the sole hegemon, the United States faces global issues that require global cooperation.

A lesson from Kenya on bridge-building amid hyperpartisan politics.

Democracy—and the global system—might not be so easily dismantled.

No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.

The move aims to create a friendlier supply chain amid escalating tech competition with China.

The controversial social media app is defining the 2024 election.

The Western populist right has fallen for Vladimir Putin’s latest propaganda ploy.

Some Argentines aren’t happy about the libertarian president’s privatization plans.

The country’s judiciary has played an unusually large role in the fight against disinformation.

The billionaire’s battles with governments raise tough questions about digital rights and online speech.

Not so, argues the White House’s ambassador in Beijing, Nicholas Burns.

Beijing is worried about a sudden surge in emigration.

The Kursk offensive suggests a new strategy for victory—but it will require the West to change some policies.

Tehran wants Islamabad to hold up its end of the deal on a much-delayed gas pipeline—but it doesn’t seem likely.

Maduro’s latest move could usher the ongoing political crisis into a dangerous endgame.

A letter from Singapore to the next U.S. president.

The High North is an arena of great-power competition, but Russia is the one with something to lose.

The world may currently be focused on the presidential race, but how power is distributed on Capitol Hill is just as important.

A common strategy among 27 members is a fantasy—and would make Europe less likely to stand up to Russia.

Reads on the geopolitics of electric cars.

How a terminally ill U.S. president negotiated the deal that cemented Soviet control over half of Europe.

The Democratic National Convention did not shed much light on what a Harris administration’s global outlook would be.

How the Caribbean country went from “rock bottom” to poster child for the fund.

The United States is now showing preconditions for political violence, scholars say. Here’s how it can prevent disaster.

The outgoing president is going to try—but not without serious pushback from the public and diplomatic allies.

How the U.S. election calendar is affecting the Middle East peace talks.

Western governments are not confronting the threat they pose.

Kamala Harris’s team helped deliver an overlooked foreign-policy win.

A new pact aims to narrow the gap between NATO partners and their competitors in icebreaker production.

Beijing values engagement with Washington despite limited concrete outcomes.

The Republican-led investigation is pushing for a public hearing with the top Biden aide.

Dramatic global shifts since Donald Trump’s first term could lead to unexpected policies.

Perception gaps are a major problem in the fight against drug-trafficking.

Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.

The benefits could outweigh the risks—and allow the superpowers to leave competition to earthly problems.

Targeted pressure on elites could sway Maduro to support a peaceful transfer of power.

Lessons from Bill Clinton’s war room for a changed media landscape.

Why it’s a mistake to pay much attention to the official presidential platforms.

Meet the 11 men whose worldviews are shaping the 2024 Republican ticket.

How the once-revolutionary Ortega regime may have destined itself to the dustbin of history.

New centers of power are emerging as a new generation in the global south looks beyond Washington and former European colonizers.

Kamala Harris vows to fight price gouging, but is that the problem?

And for now, the United States has few other options.

An FP Live discussion with Anne-Marie Slaughter and Matt Duss.

China is eager to fill the diplomatic void, officials warn.

She learned a lot from President Joe Biden but forged her own path on tech threats.

How Michel Martelly, an erstwhile U.S. ally, found himself in Washington’s crosshairs.